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how big is his agency? >> we'll find out in season eight. >> and you brought gifts today. >> i had to bring, one of my restaurants in new york city, is right up the block here. so i brought something from the lunch menu, which is a lobster club sandwich. >> i'm going to go there today since you mentioned it. now nobody is going to be able to get in. everybody is going to be call you to get in. >> and this is called ciopinno, a san francisco-style seafood stew, with tomatoes and garlic. >> a little like the boulabaisse. >> cold? >> you can have it cold. >> i just did. >> we are now serving our cioppino cold. >> you are a lobster girl. >> i am a seafood girl. >> and i also brought a cocktail. >> that's delicious. >> i also brought a cocktail. this is something -- >> it's booze-day tuesday. >> we celebrate, the great cuisines of america. different regions of america, cocktails as well. this is called a bronx cocktail. it's a martini with orange juice in with bitters and vermouth. >> cheers. >> i love this show
how big is his agency? >> we'll find out in season eight. >> and you brought gifts today. >> i had to bring, one of my restaurants in new york city, is right up the block here. so i brought something from the lunch menu, which is a lobster club sandwich. >> i'm going to go there today since you mentioned it. now nobody is going to be able to get in. everybody is going to be call you to get in. >> and this is called ciopinno, a san francisco-style seafood stew, with...
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[applause] >> and to conclude, can we give a big round of applause -- easy part of this project is now done. the hard part comes in operating it for the next three decades. so could be put it together for property management and social services staff? [applause] thank you, everyone, for coming. we are done. supervisor mirkarimi: good morning. i am the chair of the committee. to my right is supervisor cohen and supervisor campos. thank you to sfgtv for their ongoing excellence in covering committee proceedings. madam clerk, good morning. please read the first item. >> at one, hearing on the assembly bill 109 regarding the community just this realignment and san francisco of sorting additional inmates into the county jails. supervisor mirkarimi: this is the third hearing administered by this public safety committee over the last seven months, but this is the heart -- the first hearing of its kind since governor brown signed the budget, and there are a number of questions that had remained unanswered in the two previous hearings that we now have more specificity and definition to. we beli
[applause] >> and to conclude, can we give a big round of applause -- easy part of this project is now done. the hard part comes in operating it for the next three decades. so could be put it together for property management and social services staff? [applause] thank you, everyone, for coming. we are done. supervisor mirkarimi: good morning. i am the chair of the committee. to my right is supervisor cohen and supervisor campos. thank you to sfgtv for their ongoing excellence in covering...
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i am a big fan of the concept of community policing. that is the idea that our local police officers need to establish a better relationship with members of the community, residents, and merchants. through that community partnership, we have seen true successes in being able to combat crime. you have eyes and ears on the street cooperating with the men and women in blue. that helps to reduce crime. i have been pushing our police department to implement that. >> your district is a well-known nightlife destination. how do you balance the needs of the residents with the needs of the restaurants and bars? >> i moved into my neighborhood in part because we have such a wonderful vibrant nightlife. san francisco is famous for our restaurant scene, are seen, club scene. -- are sbar scene. we have had too much violence around these nighttime venues. i have passed several pieces of legislation to address the security and safety needs of neighborhoods. we all support a healthy, vibrant nightlife. but we also support a safe nightlife that complemen
i am a big fan of the concept of community policing. that is the idea that our local police officers need to establish a better relationship with members of the community, residents, and merchants. through that community partnership, we have seen true successes in being able to combat crime. you have eyes and ears on the street cooperating with the men and women in blue. that helps to reduce crime. i have been pushing our police department to implement that. >> your district is a...
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so, again, just to reiterate, i think we have a couple of big questions in front of us. and the numbers that i'm putting out here are not the end of the story as i'm sure every department in this room would tell you they are not adequate to meet the needs that we would prefer to -- the staffing needs that he would prefer to have to deal with this population. you mentioned in your comments up front that in the worst case scenario, if the sheriff's department thinks is a possibility, if this is a much larger impact than the numbers and projections the state have given us, we could end up with a significantly higher jail population. if we do end up bumping up against our capacity, we could be talking about millions and tens of millions -- or $10 million more than this. we also have other needs that are related to this population but that are also a baseline under funding for some of of our criminal justice agencies i think we would all prefer to see if the resources were available to have better staffing ratios for the current population and this new population. but that's
so, again, just to reiterate, i think we have a couple of big questions in front of us. and the numbers that i'm putting out here are not the end of the story as i'm sure every department in this room would tell you they are not adequate to meet the needs that we would prefer to -- the staffing needs that he would prefer to have to deal with this population. you mentioned in your comments up front that in the worst case scenario, if the sheriff's department thinks is a possibility, if this is a...
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and the spending binge going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed at how different washington, d.c. operated than every other business in america. while most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means, in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual. well, i've got news for washington, those days are over. president obama came to congress in january and requested business as usual, he had another routine increase in the national debt, but we in the house said, not so fast. here was a president asking for the largest debt increase in american history on the heels of the largest spending binge in american history. and here's what we got for that massive spending binge, a new health care bill that most americans never asked for, a stimulus bill that's more effective in producing material for late night comedians than it was in producing jobs and a national debt that has gotten so out of hand it sparked a crisis without pre
and the spending binge going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed at how different washington, d.c. operated than every other business in america. while most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means, in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual. well, i've got news for washington, those days are over. president obama came to congress in january...
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that's the big question. but you askd probably the most the smartest question which is even if that's the case, even if we get downgraded, will people stop buying treasurys? on a relative basis, we may still look like not a bad debt at least. >> but the problem in that scenario is that the cost to the government of getting money, of the price you have to pay in interest to get the money that you need will go up. if we're talking about a problem that is rooted in a deficit, a federal deficit that has grown dramatically in the last few years, you're now going to make that worse by making borrowing costs for the government higher. the irony is if the net result of trying to deal with the deficit will be to make borrowing costs higher so that the deficit becomes bigger rather than smaller over time, everybody will have shot themselves in the foot. >> starting with you, jerry, do you see much going on behind the scenes, contingency plans, you know, what-ifs? especially here in washington? you start with washington
that's the big question. but you askd probably the most the smartest question which is even if that's the case, even if we get downgraded, will people stop buying treasurys? on a relative basis, we may still look like not a bad debt at least. >> but the problem in that scenario is that the cost to the government of getting money, of the price you have to pay in interest to get the money that you need will go up. if we're talking about a problem that is rooted in a deficit, a federal...
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so let's break it down with the big boys. charlie cook, publish of the cook report and stu, editor of the rot then berg political report. >> he's already making fat jokes. >> by the way, it's louisiana week. i had john brill here yesterday and i get charlie today. we can look at where we are, busting out the ipad. i know that you guys love this. it's a 53/47 majority. they have to net four or three if republicans get the presidency. so let's look at the best opportunity for stu for the republican. we put up, you seem to collectively agree, six states that are already leaning republican or pure toss ups. >> north dakota was in the bank already. it's a good, open seat. and then after that you go to three or four races and i think even money for the republicans and you have to like how they started. that would be nebraska, montana, or missouri in difficult states fundamentally leaning states. >> look, charlie cook, you take those four, pure toss ups all the way to election day, take those other four. of those four, which ones sh
so let's break it down with the big boys. charlie cook, publish of the cook report and stu, editor of the rot then berg political report. >> he's already making fat jokes. >> by the way, it's louisiana week. i had john brill here yesterday and i get charlie today. we can look at where we are, busting out the ipad. i know that you guys love this. it's a 53/47 majority. they have to net four or three if republicans get the presidency. so let's look at the best opportunity for stu for...
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but it starts to come back tonight, no big change. tomorrow morning looks almost like it does right now. so again the pattern looks to be in a holding pattern. 52 santa rosa. the moisture continues to come around. that is working into the four corners. cool pattern, pacific northwest. they hang out for a couple of day, then it ejects out. inland temps are struggling to get in. there'll be some gradual warming. then everything is stuck. so morning fog, but nothing compared to yesterday. lots of sunshine, mild to warm to a little bit warm. the breeze isn't going any where although it'll be less today than yesterday. some low mid-80s for some. 70s for others. creeping out there for antioch and oakley and brentwood. temperatures getting close to 90. maybe by tomorrow we'll see that or into thursday. night and morning fog takes us into the weekend. temperatures upper 80s, 60s, 70s by the beaches. >>> 5:11 is the time. pg & e is planning to close five high polluting power plants in contra costa county. now all of the plants operate by somet
but it starts to come back tonight, no big change. tomorrow morning looks almost like it does right now. so again the pattern looks to be in a holding pattern. 52 santa rosa. the moisture continues to come around. that is working into the four corners. cool pattern, pacific northwest. they hang out for a couple of day, then it ejects out. inland temps are struggling to get in. there'll be some gradual warming. then everything is stuck. so morning fog, but nothing compared to yesterday. lots of...
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big prescription savings just around the corner for a lot of patients. l. around the corner for a lot of patients. l. [applause] it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male announcer ] u-verse brings peace to the family. at&t u-verse lets you record four shows at once from any room and play them back on any tv. get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months. in the network, everyone can get along. >> a lot of money on the line tonight for cupertino squarey. failure to comply with the law and last valuable cement contract. it's located in the foot hills west of cupertino. as david reports the issue is an expansion at the plant that was not approved. >> critic of the south west cement plant couldn't be happier. they held a rally to celeb
big prescription savings just around the corner for a lot of patients. l. around the corner for a lot of patients. l. [applause] it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary. when you're done, i'd love some feedback. sure. your mom and i read that thing cover-to-cover. loved it. thanks. would you mind if i cut the lawn this weekend? only if you let me talk to your mother on the phone for hours on end. done. [ male...
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the initial weather service highs taking at many of the big airports. san francisco airport and taken out at the bigger airports in concord. as we go into the next 24 hours, very similar conditions to what we saw today. so overnight lows tonight in the 50s. fog coverage for a good part of the coastal sections and right around the bay. the coast highs it's going to look much like today. 70 out toward lafayette. out toward mount diablo then you get your low 80s out toward discovery bay and even the mid- 80s as you get out to brentwood. just kind of a nice day. below average temperatures. then we get a little heat in the four corners areas that intensifies a little bit. we'll come up a good five to 6 degrees on wednesday. that begins a slight change. fire danger has been bearable for this time of year. the air quality has been good. that weak low has been lingering. that continues to keep moist cool air in the inland bay valleys. and certainly at the coast and that helps to squish fire danger. of course fire danger always high in the bay area. we don't get
the initial weather service highs taking at many of the big airports. san francisco airport and taken out at the bigger airports in concord. as we go into the next 24 hours, very similar conditions to what we saw today. so overnight lows tonight in the 50s. fog coverage for a good part of the coastal sections and right around the bay. the coast highs it's going to look much like today. 70 out toward lafayette. out toward mount diablo then you get your low 80s out toward discovery bay and even...
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the initial weather service highs taking at many of the big airports. san francisco airport and taken out at the bigger airports in concord. as we go into the next 24 hours, very similar conditions to what we saw today. so overnight lows tonight in the 50s. fog coverage for a good part of the coastal sections and right around the bay. the coast highs it's going to look much like today. 70 out toward lafayette. out toward mount diablo then you get your low 80s out toward discovery bay and even the mid- 80s as you get out to brentwood. just kind of a nice day. below average temperatures. then we get a little heat in the four corners areas that intensifies a little bit. we'll come up a good five to 6 degrees on wednesday. that begins a slight change. fire danger has been bearable for this time of year. the air quality has been good. that weak low has been lingering. that continues to keep moist cool air in the inland bay valleys. and certainly at the coast and that helps to squish fire danger. of course fire danger always high in the bay area. we don't get
the initial weather service highs taking at many of the big airports. san francisco airport and taken out at the bigger airports in concord. as we go into the next 24 hours, very similar conditions to what we saw today. so overnight lows tonight in the 50s. fog coverage for a good part of the coastal sections and right around the bay. the coast highs it's going to look much like today. 70 out toward lafayette. out toward mount diablo then you get your low 80s out toward discovery bay and even...
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. >> reporter: larry cantor, head of research at barclay's capital says the treasury faces a big $22 billion social security payment august 3rd but recent tax revenues have come in $14 billion higher than expected. >> in other words the treasury on august 2nd stands to have more cash on hand than before and they'll be able to make the big social security payment august 3rd. >> reporter: at most that gives the government one more week. >> can they go up to the 11th hour? >> there's a big cost going to the 11th hour because you start to spook markets. >> reporter: former governor of michigan says in the rescue package in 2008 the dow plummeted nearly 800 points that day. >> boy, was it a disaster, so when you go last minute and you're basically saying you know, don't assume that we have responsible adults that has huge, huge costs we've seen it happen before. let's hope it doesn't happen now. >> reporter: while economists say the risk is remote, the risk of a new recession is very real. if america has to slash its spending to stay under the debt ceiling, the recovery could be over and
. >> reporter: larry cantor, head of research at barclay's capital says the treasury faces a big $22 billion social security payment august 3rd but recent tax revenues have come in $14 billion higher than expected. >> in other words the treasury on august 2nd stands to have more cash on hand than before and they'll be able to make the big social security payment august 3rd. >> reporter: at most that gives the government one more week. >> can they go up to the 11th hour?...
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she and her husband are hunting big foot. they claim to have recorded several big foot calls in the wild and have been playing them in the forest hoping to lure him out of the woods. he says when he was a teen he actually saw big foot. >> stood up on two legs and walked off and i got a good look at it walking on two legs. >> they heard big foot call back to them but they haven't seen the creature. they are part of the alliance of independent big foot researchers which post sightings and hold conferences on him. >>> coming up in 90 seconds a string of homicides may be connected. we are just learning about the new link police found in two recent killings. >>> no one broke a leg but there were lots of broken hearts. >>> and we are minutes away from president obama's press conference, he is expected to discuss the schett show down -- the debt show down. we will bring it to you live coming up in just 90 seconds. >>> complete bay area news coverage starts right now, this is ktvu channel 2 news at 6:00. >>> good evening and welcome
she and her husband are hunting big foot. they claim to have recorded several big foot calls in the wild and have been playing them in the forest hoping to lure him out of the woods. he says when he was a teen he actually saw big foot. >> stood up on two legs and walked off and i got a good look at it walking on two legs. >> they heard big foot call back to them but they haven't seen the creature. they are part of the alliance of independent big foot researchers which post sightings...
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and this going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed at how different washington d.c. operated than every other business in america. where most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means. in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual. well, i've got news for washington, those days are over. president obama came to congress in january and requested businesses as usual. he had ner routine increase in the national debt, but we in the house said not so fast. here was a president asking for the largest debt increase in american history on the heels of the largest spending binge in american history. and here's what we got for that massive spending binge. a new health-care bill that most americans never asked for. a stimulus bill that's more effective in producing material for late night comedians than it was in producing jobs. and a national debt that has gotten so out of hand it sparked a crisis without preced
and this going on in washington is a big part of the reason why. before i served in congress i ran a small business in ohio. i was amazed at how different washington d.c. operated than every other business in america. where most american businesses make the hard choices to pay their bills, live within their means. in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual. well, i've got news for washington, those days are over. president obama came to congress in january and requested...
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-- postal service faces big problems. they lost $8 million. mail is down. competition from ups, fed-ex is up. but the post office is looking at alternatives. they say if they do shut down a significant number of retail outlets they will look into what they call village post offices, operating desks, counters, placed inside businesses, town hall and community services but again, the postal service says there's a list of 3600 post office branches across the country that could be reviewed for possible closure. again, we'll find out what, if any, bay area post offices are on the list. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you. >>> pg&e is planning to close five high-polluting plants in contra costa county. one is in bay point, two are in pittsburg and two are in antioch. all of the plants operate with petroleum coke. that can't be refined through normal process. they say closing the plants would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 600 tons a year. >>> overnight, residents are back home after an early- morning fire chased
-- postal service faces big problems. they lost $8 million. mail is down. competition from ups, fed-ex is up. but the post office is looking at alternatives. they say if they do shut down a significant number of retail outlets they will look into what they call village post offices, operating desks, counters, placed inside businesses, town hall and community services but again, the postal service says there's a list of 3600 post office branches across the country that could be reviewed for...
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for their big beach vacation. they paid $1,200 for the tickets and should get nearly 200 of it back. that can buy a lot of sunscreen. okay, so if you're like that family and you're flying between last saturday and until this whole thing in d.c. is resolved you are due a refund. so what do you do? first of all, make sure you hang on to your receipts and all other materials, e-mail your airline. right now we're not sure if the airlines will pony up the money or the irs will have to. that's one of the many things still being sorted out in d.c. >> i am taking notes because we're take the family to a family reunion this weekend. >> that's why you were paying close attention. >> exactly. >> more so than usual. >> that's a lot of money. that is a lot of money. let's get to the news and begin in norway where authorities say they may now charge anders breivik with crimes against humanity which wouldldarry a maximum 30-year sentence. this morning his lawyer said that breivik appears to be insane. he confessed to friday's os
for their big beach vacation. they paid $1,200 for the tickets and should get nearly 200 of it back. that can buy a lot of sunscreen. okay, so if you're like that family and you're flying between last saturday and until this whole thing in d.c. is resolved you are due a refund. so what do you do? first of all, make sure you hang on to your receipts and all other materials, e-mail your airline. right now we're not sure if the airlines will pony up the money or the irs will have to. that's one of...
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in fact, the big one was bryan stow. he had emergency surgery on sunday to relieve pressure on the brain. he is hospitalized here at san francisco general. meantime, the two suspects made their first court appearance on monday in los angeles. authorities say 29-year-old louie sanchez and 30-year-old marvin norwood are both the lead suspects in the bryan stow beating case that left him with brain damage. prosecutors say the two men bragged about the attacks to coworkers but told everyone to keep quiet. monday in court they didn't enter a plea. they are charged with three felony counts of assault, battery and mayhem. mayhem is the charge for disabling or disfiguring a victim. prosecutors say both men have a history of violence and problems with the law. they are calling them public safety threats. louie sanchez allegedly had past problems including drunk driving, evading police, and carrying a loaded gun in public. also charges of domestic violence. marvin norwood has a history of domestic violence. when police searched hi
in fact, the big one was bryan stow. he had emergency surgery on sunday to relieve pressure on the brain. he is hospitalized here at san francisco general. meantime, the two suspects made their first court appearance on monday in los angeles. authorities say 29-year-old louie sanchez and 30-year-old marvin norwood are both the lead suspects in the bryan stow beating case that left him with brain damage. prosecutors say the two men bragged about the attacks to coworkers but told everyone to keep...
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and it's a big return, ladies and gentlemen. this pipeline is going to cost $13 billion, $13 billion. who is paying for it? the colt brothers? no. the american people are on the hook for the $13 billion to build this pipeline for the colt brothers and for their cohorts -- exxon, mobile, shell, b.p., and all of the rest of the big boys, whose tax credits and tax breaks, they are protecting without hesitation. so they are giving it bothways, ladies and gentlemen. they are getting it on the front end and they are getting it on the back end in terms of not having to pay any taxes. i think it's a -- i think we need to look at -- during this debt ceiling debate what our priorities are as a nation and what our values are. are we simply there to do the bidding of big business? and the oil companies? or are we here to do the business for the american people? the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. johnson: i yield back. i rest my case. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky. mr. whitfield: madam chair, it's my understanding i ha
and it's a big return, ladies and gentlemen. this pipeline is going to cost $13 billion, $13 billion. who is paying for it? the colt brothers? no. the american people are on the hook for the $13 billion to build this pipeline for the colt brothers and for their cohorts -- exxon, mobile, shell, b.p., and all of the rest of the big boys, whose tax credits and tax breaks, they are protecting without hesitation. so they are giving it bothways, ladies and gentlemen. they are getting it on the front...
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bill: a big deal, really big deal. by law the white house cannot be used for political functions and that was shot at the map room of the white house and byron york is a chief political analyst with the washington examiner and a fox news contributor. why is darrell issa pursuing this? >> it is unlikely that he will get very far with this. it started with a cheesy little enterprise, the president raffling off a dinner with himself and said, we'll have joe, too. and people said gee, that is the white house and you cannot raise money in the white house, but, previous administrations have used the white house as back drops for political ads, and it is seems more likely what darrell issa is doing here is he is not trying to nail the administration to some big crime but he's saying we're watching, and if you continue to do this and make bigger use of the white house in the 2012 campaign, we will be watching. bill: i see but you think it is a stretch for him to prove anything in this circumstance, you don't feel he has the go
bill: a big deal, really big deal. by law the white house cannot be used for political functions and that was shot at the map room of the white house and byron york is a chief political analyst with the washington examiner and a fox news contributor. why is darrell issa pursuing this? >> it is unlikely that he will get very far with this. it started with a cheesy little enterprise, the president raffling off a dinner with himself and said, we'll have joe, too. and people said gee, that is...
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it's a really big issue. it's going to become much more prominent as the week progresses if this is not all resolved. >> a lot of people weighing in even overseas. allan chernoff, thanks so much. zain verjee, we were talking about this yesterday. i think the british financial secretary yesterday calling us nutters. i have never heard that word before, but basically we are losing a lot of street cred when it comes to our politics because of, you know, the bickering back and forth. >> reporter: right. nutter, otherwise also pronounced nuers means this is crazy. get straight to the headlines here. this is what the independents say in the uk. raising the debt ceiling may not be enough to prevent financial disaster. it says with drama of an episode of "mcgyver." the items action series president obama -- primed to rip through the financial markets one week from now. check this out. wj wnel says structural change will only succeed if it's a company by a moral argument unabashed cultural defense of the free flis sys
it's a really big issue. it's going to become much more prominent as the week progresses if this is not all resolved. >> a lot of people weighing in even overseas. allan chernoff, thanks so much. zain verjee, we were talking about this yesterday. i think the british financial secretary yesterday calling us nutters. i have never heard that word before, but basically we are losing a lot of street cred when it comes to our politics because of, you know, the bickering back and forth. >>...